Shadhin Bangla Football Team

The Shadhin Bangla Football Team was formed by Bangladesh Krira Samity of the Bangladeshi government in exile shortly after the start of liberation war in 1971. This is the first instance of a Bangladesh national football team in any form. The team toured throughout India playing a total of 16 friendly matches to raise international awareness and economic support for the liberation war.

Shadhin Bangla Football Team
Nickname(s)Bengal Tigers
AssociationBangladesh Krira Samity
Head coachNani Bashak
CaptainZakaria Pintoo
First international
2–2 Nadia XI
Khishnanagar Stadium,
Nadia District,West Bengal
26 July 1971

The Shadhin Bangla football team captain Zakaria Pintoo, was the first person to hoist the Bangladesh flag outside the territorial Bangladesh.[1] By the end of the 16th match the team had contributed Tk 5 lac to Muktijuddho Fund in 1971.[2]

Players

Name Home Town
Zakaria Pintoo (captain)
Protap Shankar Hazra (vice-captain)
Kazi Salahuddin Dhaka
Nowsheruzzaman Chandpur
Late Lt Nurunnabi (Retired as Major General)
Taslim
Ainul Haque
Khokon Rajshahi
Lutfor Jessore
Sheikh Ashraf Ali
late Amalesh Sen
Hakim Jessore
Aminul Islam Suruz Barisal
Bimal Kar Chittagong
Shuvash Chandra Shaha Narsingdi
Mujibur Rahman
Kaikobad
Siru
Sattar
Sanjit
Momen Joarder Chuadanga
Saidur Rahman Patel
Piara Kushtia
Enayetur Rahman Khan
Shahjahan, Aniruddha
Nihar
Govinda Kundu
late Ali Imam
late Mahmud
late Lalu
late Azab Ali Habiganj

Officials

Position Name
Manager Tanveer Mazhar Islam Tanna
Coach Nani Bashak
Secretary, Bangladesh Krira Samity late Lutfor Rahman

See also

References

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